Books in The Great Book of Animal Knowledge series

The Jaguar is a very powerful cat. The very term Jaguar, or Yaguar in the native tongue, literally means, 'he that kills with one leap.'And indeed, with a single leap and a crushing bite to the head, the jaguar is able to kill its prey. Jaguars are the largest cats in the Americas. They look exactly like leopards except for some minor differences. To be able to tell one from the other you just need to look at the rosette patterns on their fur. Although no two jaguars have the same rosette pattern, all jaguars have a spot in the middle of the rosette, while leopards have none. In this book you will learn many amazing facts about the jaguar. Learn about their ways, what they eat, how they hunt and kill their prey. Learn about their social life, how they care for their young, and how they protect their territories. This book also contains more than 20 colorful pictures of the jaguar in its natural habitat. A picture of this animal will make you understand why people see them as a symbol of royalty, strength, and beauty.

There are several legless reptiles that crawl rather than walk, the most common of these are snakes. Most snake species are nonvenomous, but there are also some that have deadly venom. Cobras are species of venomous snakes that are commonly called the hooded snake or the snake with a kapel; this account is likely taken because of its similarity to a chapel with a bell tower that has an enchanting appearance. When a cobra is disturbed, it usually rears up and spreads its neck as a display of a threat. King Cobras are everyone’s favorite cobra. Not only are they the largest venomous snake in the world, but they are also without a doubt the most royal of the cobras. There is more that you can learn about this peculiar snake. This book will give you information about why these regal snakes are very venomous, even though they don’t have high quality venom. What other food do they prey on that is unlike the rest? How they give birth to their young. And what it is like being a snake. Included in this book is a set of more than 20 descriptive photos to heighten the reader's understanding of their defenselessness as a crawling animal, their cunning skill while moving around, their first defense when frightened or threatened, and how they strike when all other options have been exhausted.

You might have already seen Moose head mounted on the walls of a hunter's home. The curious thing about this animal is its antlers. Did you know that a young moose's antlers are covered with velvet? And this velvet supplies the antler with blood and the nutrients it needs? Antlers are not like the horns of other animals. They are dependent on blood and nutrients to grow. When moose are older, the velvet falls off and some adult moose rub their antlers on trees to help rub off the velvet. Moose are the largest members of the deer family and the tallest mammals of North America. Most of them thrive in the northern hemisphere where there is seasonal snow cover. They cannot survive hot climates because they can't sweat. In this book you will learn many more facts about this amazing animal. You will learn about how their antlers are used, and how large they grow. You will learn about their curious physical features, like the hump in their back and the skin hanging from their throat. How do they take care of their young? What do they eat? What are the different species of Moose? These are just some of the questions that will be answered in this book. This book also comes with more than 20 colorful photos of the moose in its natural habitat. These pictures will help young children create the right images of the moose in their minds and will greatly assist them in their understanding.

This unique mammal, which is known to have the strength of a bear, uses its well-constructed tail to support it while standing in an upright position so it can balance for attack. It is a funny looking, timid animal with thick skin, a shaggy coat and sharp claws. It also has a vacuum hose extension on its face. Peter the anteater, the mascot of the University of California, Irvine; Francis the Anteater, the soft toy which is drawing numerous Facebook followers; and Happy Tree Friends, which has an anteater character called Sniffles, has helped the Giant Anteater become more popular in recent years. It is the intention of this book to enable you to learn an interesting discovery of what is behind their construction, how they are made to survive in their harsh environment, what their strengths and their weakness are, and what other things they are capable of doing. Most of your questions will be answered in this book. Questions like: aside from feeding on Ants, what else do they feed on? Since they are toothless, how do they eat their prey? When bitten by those ravaging ant colonies, do they get hurt? Who are their predators? This book also contain more than 20 colorful photographs to help the young viewers become sensitive to the Giant Anteater’s peculiarity and why it looks that way. It will also help them see their natural habitat and appreciate the value that rest behind its oddness.

This is a book about tigers. Tigers, as we all know, belong to the family of cats. Do tigers just look like cats or do they behave like them? Many of us are familiar with a cartoon character called Tigger. Tigger is a tiger, a friendly, jolly, bouncing tiger. Is Tigger the typical tiger? Does Tigger reveal what a tiger is really like? This book gives us much information about the tiger. Yes, they are cats. They are big cats. They are cats with sharp claws and paws. But, unlike Tigger, they are fierce. You might have been asking questions about the tiger. Questions like: What does a tiger eat? How do they get their food? In what countries can we find them? How do they behave when they are with other tigers? Are they friendly? There are many interesting things about the tiger that this book will tells us about. Read this book and you will find out about the different types of tigers in different parts of the world. You will also discover what an ‘ambush’ is. And not only that, this book gives us information on tiger babies and how their mothers take care of them. This book is also filled with colorful pictures that will help children create an image in their mind that will help them learn more about the tiger.

A line in a song of one famous cartoon goes, “Have you ever heard a wolf cry to the blue corn moon?” People believe that wolves howl to the moon. Though it seems that way because they raise their heads when they howl, the real reason for this is so that their howl can reach a farther distance to send messages to other wolves. Interestingly, it is also during full moon when they howl, and this is because they hunt more when the moon is bright and they howl to communicate to the pack. Aside from their very famous howls, there are many other characteristics that are interesting to learn about the wolf. They look like dogs indeed but they are different from them in many ways. What are wolves really like? Are they fierce animals? Do they attack humans? What do they eat? How do they find food? These questions will be answered in this book and many more amazing facts will be shared. Learn more about wolves. Learn about their family lives. Learn how they care for their young. Learn about the gray and the red wolf. There is so much more to learn about these amazing animals. One exciting thing about this book is that every fact comes with an accompanying picture. These pictures will help children imagine what a wolf is really like. This will aid them to understand a wolf better.

All of us know two peculiar things about a kangaroo – they hop and they have a pouch. That said, you will find in this book that there are other very unique characteristics that kangaroos have. The kangaroo is the known symbol of Australia, which is the only country that has this kind of animal. What are kangaroos really like? Why do they have pouches? How large are they? What are the different kinds of kangaroos? How do they eat, drink, and protect themselves? What are the uses of their powerful tails? How high and how far can they hop? These questions and more will be answered in this book. There are also more than 20 colorful photos that depict the kangaroo in its natural habitat. These pictures can help create real images in our minds to help us better understand the life of a kangaroo.

Cheetahs are amazing animals. They belong to the cat family. As you read this book, you will be amazedto find out that the cheetah is very different from other members of the big cat family. What are thesedifferences?Cheetahs are known to be the fastest land animal in the world. How fast can they run? Can they use their speed to catch animals for food? Can they climb trees? Can they easily protect themselves from predators? All these interesting questions and more will be answered throughout this book.Also find out how social these animals are. What is a coalition of cheetahs? Is there such a thing as a King Cheetah? Are they as fierce as they look? Do they roar like lions? There are many amazing facts and information about the cheetah that will truly surprise you.This book also comes with beautiful and colorful pictures that will help your children see for themselves and create images in their mind that will help them understand the cheetah better.This is our black and white print edition. Find the full color edition on Amazon, Createspace or any other bookstore that sells our books.

We see elephants in a zoo. We know that elephants are huge animals with long trunks and tusks and have relatively small eyes and a thin tail. But what we can see in a zoo is an elephant's life in captivity. Have you ever wondered what elephants are like in the wild, when they they are free to roam the grasslands and jungles? Did you know that elephants have fingers? Where are they located? What is the trunk made of? Why are they able to use it like they have hands? Learn many more amazing facts about the elephant. Learn about their intelligence. Learn how they care for their babies. Learn about their social life and their enemies. These and a lot more information about the elephant are given in this book. This book also comes with many colorful photos that can help your child understand more about the elephant.

We all get fascinated with dragons, that fire-breathing winged creature that’s out to get the hero. Did you know that there are real dragons in this earth? Well, it’s not exactly the kind that you see in your regular fairy tale, yet it is just as scary. The Komodo Dragon is one such dragon. They can’t fly nor spit fire yet they look like dragons up close. Maybe, more like a crocodile with thick skin, a long tail, flat face, and four short, bulky legs with sharp claws. What are Komodo Dragons really like? Where do they live? What do they eat? Do they eat humans? How big are they? What are their predators? These questions and more will all be answered in this book. This book will also teach us other interesting things about the life of a Komodo Dragon. You will learn about how they hunt for food and why they can easily kill their prey. You will also learn what is being done to conserve the remaining number of Komodo Dragons living in this world. There are a lot of information that you can get from this book about this amazing animal. This also comes with more than 20 colorful photos of the Komodo Dragon in its natural habitat. The mental picture drawn in our minds will help us better understand them.

Meerkats are small burrowing animals that belong to the mongoose family. If you think you don’t know what a meerkat looks like, just think of the cartoon character Timon, from the Lion King. Meerkats are famous for their standing on 2 hind legs like they are on sentry duty. As a matter of fact, standing meerkats ARE on sentry duty. These are the ones assigned to look out for predators and inform others if the coast is clear. There are a lot of things to learn about a meerkat in this book. You will learn about why they have black fur around their eyes. You will learn about what they eat. Hakuna matata, remember? It means no worries for the rest of your days. Because indeed, meerkats find an abundance of food under the desert sand. What are meerkat predators and how do meerkats warn each other? How do they protect themselves from these predators? Where do meerkats live? How do they take care of their young? These are just some of the questions that will be answered in this book. Read to learn more about this amazing animal. This book also comes with more than 20 colorful photos of the meerkat in the African grasslands. These pictures will help especially young children imagine the life of the meerkat in the wild to aid them in understanding this creature better.

The crocodile must be one of the scariest looking animals on the planet. With its sharp teeth and armor-like scales, you wouldn't want to be found in a crocodile's pathway especially when it is hungry! But what is a crocodile really like? It is really fierce? Do they really attack animals larger than they are or even humans? Read this book and find out amazing facts about this creature. There are also a lot of amusing things you will learn about the crocodile in this book. Did you know that there are times that crocs, as they are nicknamed, open their mouths wide to cool themselves? Why is this so? Did you know that they sometimes eat stones? Did you know that a mother crocodile can lay eggs as many as 90 at a time? Did you know that there are different types of crocodiles in different locations in the world? Learn about all these facts in this book. Learn about the uses of their body parts. Learn about how they catch their food. Learn about how mother crocodiles take care of their young. Learn all these things and much more. To add life to the information, colored photos are included which will also help the reader visualize the creature in his thoughts and thus help in learning more about it.